Role of Public Research Institutes

Chintay Shih

Chairman, IIIChair Professor

National Tsing Hua University, Taiwan

Taiwan Profile

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• Area: 36,188KM2

– highest point is Yu Shan (Jade Mountain) at 3,952 meters, making the world's 4th highest island.

• Population: – Total: 23 million (50th)– Density: 641/km2 (17th)– 78% resided in metropolitan areas

• GDP (nominal, 2011 est.)– Total: 504.612 billion(24th) – Per capita: 21,591.770(37th) – Growth rate (’08-’10): -2.25%, -1.10%, 9.08%

• Labor Force: 11.2 million (2011 ave.)– Male:56.3%, Female: 43.7%– Unemployment: 4.38%

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Technology Development in Taiwan

Source: Science and Technology Yearbook, 2008

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HsinChu Science Based Industrial Park (HSIP)

632 ha.

HSIP

ITRI

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Major Research Institutions in Taiwan

Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) Institute for Information Industry (III) Development Center for Biotechnology (DCB) Metal Industries Research and Development Center (MIRDC) Food Industry Research and Development Institute (FIRDI) Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) Automobile Research and Testing Center (ARTC) National Health Research Institute (NHRI) ……. …….

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Role of ITRI

• As “bridge” and “partner” for Taiwanese companies– Lead in National R&D projects – Facilitate technological diffusion & spin-off– Talent flow, Encouraging entrepreneurship

• Technology disseminating & Sharing– Transfer in foreign technology– Spin-off company – Incubator– Open Lab for technology R&D collaboration

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ITRI’s Profile• Mission and strategy:

– Lead industrial upgrade, establish new industry, cultivate talents, and promote international competitiveness by means of technological innovation

– Vision: World Class Research Institute, and Pioneer for the Industry– Value code: Innovation, Integrity, Sharing

• Overview:– Turnover: 611 million USD in 2010, 50% from Tech. Project, 41% from

Contract Service and 9% from Tech. Transfer– 14,571 patents to date– Facilitate 163 start-ups and spin-offs

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ITRI Open Lab and Incubation

• 231 Cooperation Projects, 141 firms incubated , total investment capital NT$ 47.2 billion, and 37 firms set up in Science Park

• Overseas Incubation Project in Silicon Valley to promote entrepreneurs and technology

• Annual Award in 2006 by NBIA

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ITRI and HSP – Where Taiwan’s High-Tech began

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Institute for Information Industry (III)

• Established in 1979• R&D in Information technology and promote information

society• Provide technology & services for e-government • Training information professional• Market intelligent & legal services• Development of software & service industry• Creating innovation & new start-ups

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E-government Promoted by III• Offer 3,984 online services for gov’t efficiency• 64.7% tax payers filed Income Tax online• 97.8% business entities pay Sales Tax online• Implement GPKI and information security service to ensure a

secure environm’t for gov’t transactions• Rank top 5 from 2001~2008(Top 1 for 3 yrs) in Global e-Gov’t

Study by Brown University

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Institution of Venture Capital in Taiwan

• Initiate – “Regulations Governing Venture Capital Investment

Enterprises” promulgated by Executive Yuan in 1983– First Syndicated VC Fund Formed in 1984– Government founded “fund of funds” to join H&Q in

1986

• Results : (end of 2010)– 293 venture funds (181 Operating Funds), and the

capital amount almost NT$ 264 Billion– Investment in more than 13,000 technology

companies, and support 400+ start-ups to IPO Source : Taiwan Venture Capital Association

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Science Parks Development in Taiwan

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High-tech development & Human ResourcesHSIP as example

source: ITRI

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Value Creation

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Co-creating new value and synergy

Service Oriented

IndustryInnovation Capacity

Linkage of social needs

GovernmentEnvironment for Innovation

ITRI lab@-X-University

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